Woman pulled from burning pickup seriously injured

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Apr 22, 2014 at 3:15 AMApr 22, 2014 at 9:23 AM

NORTH HAMPTON — A 20-year old woman pulled from a burning pickup truck that struck a piece of construction equipment parked along the side of I-95 at approximately 12:30 Monday afternoon was seriously injured.

NORTH HAMPTON — A 20-year old woman pulled from a burning pickup truck that struck a piece of construction equipment parked along the side of I-95 at approximately 12:30 Monday afternoon was seriously injured.

State Police said when troopers arrived at the scene they found a 2008 Ford Ranger pickup truck had left the roadway to the right, and after striking construction equipment, had caught fire. Witnesses to the accident had pulled the driver from cab of the truck after smashing out the rear window.

The driver, later identified as Amy Strong, 20 of Hampton, was transported to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries.

While the cause of the accident remains under investigation, at this point neither speed nor alcohol appear to have been contributing factors.

Assisting State Police Troop A at the scene was the North Hampton Fire Department, as well as the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

Anyone with information or who may have witnessed this crash is encouraged to contact Trooper Timothy Sawyer at Troop A, (603) 223-8490.

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